Elit Vetlanda Speedway

Vetlanda Speedway are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Vetlanda, Sweden. Earlier known as Njudungarna and VMS Elit, the club was formed in 1946, and arranged their first meeting three years later. In 2003 when the club was promoted to the top division of Swedish speedway league, the Elitserien, they changed the name of club to VMS Elit. The current name Vetlanda Speedway was adopted in 2018.

Vetlanda Speedway
Club information
Track addressHasses Motorstadion
CountrySweden
Founded1946
Team managerRikard Kling
LeagueElitserien
Websitewww.elitvetlanda.se
Club facts
Track size355 metres
Track record time62.5 seconds
Track record holderJaroslaw Hampel & Adrian Miedzinski
Major team honours
Elitserien Gold1976, 1980, 1986, 1987, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015
Elitserien Silver1967, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2005, 2013
Elitserien Bronze1970, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994

On 30 March 2022, Vetlanda Speedway applied for bankrupcy, which was approved by the Eksjö Local Court. The club also withdrew from Elitserien.[1]

2019 Team

2020 Team

References
  1. Sandra Wennergren (31 March 2022). "Vetlanda Speedway i konkurs" (in Swedish). SVT Jönköping. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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